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Indoor ritual gathering on an orange cloth in a hall with orange walls and a world map poster reading NITHYANANDA VEDIC TEMPLES. A priest in white dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace and bare chest, seated at right, raises a lit oil lamp over a square yellow brick fire pit (homa/yagna) holding burning wood. Around him are brass and steel bowls of fruit, flowers, vegetables, and food offerings. Several devotees sit in white and orange clothing with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in an orange and gold saree at front and a man in white at left, and a woman in red and green at left edge. Behind them, a figure in red sits on a red and gold throne, and a robed figure in saffron stands near the back wall. Steel covered pots sit in the foreground.

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November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a homa or yagna in progress inside a plain orange-walled hall. A yellow-brick fire pit holds burning sticks at centre, surrounded by fruit, flower garlands, brass vessels, kumkum and offerings. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the left, holding a small flame; a woman in white and a woman in green-and-red sari sit nearby. On the right a priest in white with gold necklaces sits beside a microphone and a book stand. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robe stands at right, and in the background a figure in red and gold sits on a red throne with a gold-trimmed back, flanked by seated monks in orange and white. A wall map and posters are visible above. Mood is devotional and ritual.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall beneath a world map labelled Nithyananda Vedic Temples. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and gold necklace sits on an orange cloth, holding a small vessel, while a man in saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits beside him near a low wooden platform with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings. Around them, devotees in white and green sit on the floor, a woman in orange sari sits at front, and steel tiffin containers with lids are arranged in the foreground. A large throne-like chair with a seated figure in saffron stands at upper left, and a banana-leaf decoration and camera equipment appear at right.2011-11-06A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in a bright room with orange-painted walls and a poster titled "Nithyananda Vedic Temples" showing a world map. In the foreground a fire burns in a brick fire pit while a man in white dhoti and shawl wields a broom-like sweeper and offerings sit on trays. A priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace chants at a microphone, and a woman in an orange sari sits by the fire. Several seated devotees in white and blue-green clothing watch, with steel covered vessels in the foreground. In the background a figure in saffron sits on a gold-and-red throne chair, and a woman in red stands near the doorway. The ritual seems to be a homa with offerings.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06Indoor ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall with a wall map of Nithyananda Vedic Temples and a red-and-gold throne in the background. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold necklaces sits at right beside a yellow-brick fire pit holding burning embers, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings around him. Seated devotees in white, teal, green and orange saris face the fire, one woman in a red shawl at left, while stainless-steel containers sit in the foreground. A cameraman with a tripod films from the left, and more people sit along the back. A white-clad man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a homa during a Nithya Kriya session.2011-11-06A photograph of a ritual gathering in an orange-walled hall with a banana-leaf decorated doorway. In the centre foreground, a bare-headed man in a white shirt sits on a mat with his hands folded beside a woman in a green sari and a man in a green-and-white outfit, all seated before a row of stainless steel covered pots. On the right, two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and tilak sit before brass vessels, flowers, fruit and offerings, one with hands joined in prayer. A woman in an orange-and-green sari sits at the edge of the mat. Behind them, a row of people in white sit on the floor, and a figure in orange robes sits in a gold and red throne-style chair near a wall chart of world map with the caption 'NITHYANANDA VEDIC TEMPLES'. Wall posters and a framed photo panel are also visible.2011-11-06A indoor ritual hall with orange-painted walls where a homa is being performed before a square yellow-painted fire pit holding a small fire and dry sticks. A priest in white dhoti and a golden shawl, with a gold-coloured garland, sits on the right facing the group, with a microphone in front of him. Around the fire pit, several seated people wear white, green and orange-and-gold saris, including a woman in an orange-and-green sari in the foreground and a woman in a red shawl at left. Stainless-steel covered vessels, flower garlands, fruit and offering trays surround the pit. Behind, a red throne with gold trim stands on a raised platform and a banner on the wall reads Nithyananda Vedic Temples with a world map. A dark-haired man in a white kurta with mala beads sits near the centre, and an empty gold-and-red throne is visible in the background.2011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06A photograph of a ritual gathering in a room with orange walls and a world map poster reading Nithyananda Vedic Temples. A figure in a red robe and red-and-gold shawl sits on a red-and-gold throne at upper left, with a saffron-robed man beside him. In the foreground, a group sits on orange mats: a woman in green salwar with folded hands, a man in turquoise kurta, a woman in white, a man in white kurta with palms joined, and a man in white with his head bowed. A woman in an orange and green saree sits facing a priest in a white dhoti with gold necklaces who tends a small fire and offerings on a low platform. Steel pots with lids sit in the foreground, with banana leaves and oil lamps nearby.2011-11-06A photograph of a seated ritual in a hall with orange-painted walls. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and gold chain, seated behind a small brick fire pit with burning wood and offerings, performs a homa, while a row of devotees sits on the floor. A man in a white kurta sits with clasped hands near the fire, a woman in a white top sits beside him, a woman in an orange and green saree sits at the front, and a man in green kurta sits at left. Behind them, a man in saffron robes sits near a red and gold throne, with a red-clad figure seated on it. Plates of fruit, flowers, banana bunches and brass vessels surround the fire. Five to seven people are visible in the foreground, and more are seated in the background.2011-11-06